Our Big Coppitt Key crew pulls the idle tub, keeps the alcove, and hands back a shower anywhere in Monroe County within days.
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Maybe you feel tired of stepping over that high porcelain ledge every single morning just to wash off the sleep. Many homes in our beautiful island community feature outdated setups that simply do not match our active, coastal lifestyle. By swapping that bulky, unused soaking tub for an accessible, low-profile stall, you instantly reclaim your bathroom space and upgrade your daily routine.
This smart modification makes your bathroom feel twice as large without moving a single wall. Actually, our local team specializes in removing those dusty old basins and replacing them with gorgeous, leak-proof enclosures. You deserve a setup that fits your current lifestyle, so we offer a free estimate right in your home to map out the perfect layout.
Imagine stepping into a bright, airy stall with custom tile or sleek acrylic walls instead of staring at rusty grout lines. Which means you can say goodbye to scrubbing deep, awkward corners on your hands and knees. Let us handle the heavy lifting while you enjoy a stress-free transition to a modern, open bathing space.
Living down here in Monroe County means dealing with constant humidity and sandy feet from the beach. Consequently, a traditional deep basin often becomes a magnet for mildew and stubborn grime that takes hours to scrub away. When you switch to a modern walk-in stall, you get a highly functional setup that is incredibly easy to sweep down and sanitize.
Besides that convenience, your physical safety should always come first in the bathroom. Stepping over a slippery, two-foot barrier while wet presents a major slip hazard for everyone from kids to grandparents. This barrier-free upgrade provides a low-threshold entry point that minimizes risks and ensures peace of mind for your entire family.
To help you weigh your options, we put together a quick comparison of what you stand to gain:
| Feature | Old High-Walled Tub | New Walk-In Stall |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Height | 15 to 20 inches to step over | Low-profile 3-inch threshold |
| Maintenance | Hard-to-reach corners and deep grout | Sleek, mold-resistant surfaces |
| Space Utilization | Cramped, dark, and underutilized | Bright, open, and visually spacious |
Now, think about how much more you will enjoy your mornings with this setup. Our premium acrylic materials resist scratches and fading, meaning your new space looks brand new for decades. We customize every single project to fit the exact footprint of your existing fixture, keeping messy demolition to an absolute minimum.
Because every homeowner has different tastes, we provide a massive variety of design options. You can choose gorgeous simulated stone patterns, built-in shelving, and sturdy grab bars that blend seamlessly into the design. This flexibility allows you to craft a personalized oasis that delivers pure satisfaction every time you step inside.
On top of beautiful wall panels, we can install fold-down benches or corner seats. This lets you relax and shave your legs or wash up in total peace without feeling unstable. Additionally, we recess custom soap niches directly into the wall, which means your bottles stay organized and off the floor.
Your daily routine becomes much smoother when everything has its proper place. No more reaching outside the curtain for your shampoo or balancing soaps on narrow ledges. These small, thoughtful upgrades make a massive difference in how you experience your morning wash.
To complete the transformation, we install custom heavy glass doors that glide open with a simple push. These bypass or hinged doors keep the water exactly where it belongs while letting natural light flood the stall. Alternatively, you can opt for a modern wet-room look with a single fixed glass panel for ultimate simplicity.
Which means your bathroom suddenly looks like a high-end resort instead of a dated starter home. Our hardware finishes range from brushed nickel to matte black, allowing you to match your existing faucets perfectly. We focus on these tiny details to ensure the final result looks incredibly polished and cohesive.
Perhaps you worry that remodeling your primary bath will drag on for weeks and leave your home a total disaster. Fortunately, our seasoned crew has perfected this specific remodeling process to get you back up and running fast. We carefully measure your space beforehand so that every piece fits like a glove on installation day.
First, we protect your floors and carefully extract the heavy cast iron or steel basin. Next, our plumbers inspect the subfloor and upgrade the drain lines to handle the rapid water flow of a modern system. Finally, we install the new watertight pan and secure the wall panels for a seamless, beautiful finish.
This efficient method saves you thousands of dollars in labor costs compared to a full, down-to-the-studs remodel. We respect your home, clean up every speck of dust, and haul away all the old debris. You get a gorgeous, functional bathroom upgrade without the typical headaches of home improvement projects.
Indeed, local real estate trends show that modern bathrooms are incredibly high on buyer wish lists. With a median household income of $86,429 in this beautiful region, local buyers expect sleek, contemporary finishes when searching for a property. Removing an unused, eyesore basin in favor of a luxurious walk-in stall elevates your home's appeal instantly.
Most households rarely take baths anyway, meaning that giant tub simply wastes valuable real estate in your home. By optimizing the square footage, you create a more functional environment that appeals to the active lifestyle of Florida residents. This investment pays off both in your daily enjoyment and in future resale value if you ever decide to sell.
Furthermore, we understand the unique building codes and structural needs of homes nestled in Big Coppitt Key, Florida, which boasts a tight-knit population of 2,951. From the local ZIP codes, we travel directly to your doorstep to deliver reliable, code-compliant craftsmanship. You can trust our local team to do the job right the first time around.
Now is the perfect time to stop dreaming about a gorgeous bathroom and finally make it a reality. Our friendly, local professionals are ready to visit your home, look at your space, and give you a clear plan. We offer transparent pricing with absolutely no hidden fees or pushy sales tactics.
This personalized consult lets you explore different colors, textures, and fixtures right in the comfort of your living room. We answer all your questions, explain the timeline, and help you find a solution that matches your budget. There is zero obligation, so you have absolutely nothing to lose by reaching out to us.
So, take the first step toward a safer, more beautiful, and highly functional home today. Simply fill out our quick online form or reach out online to request your free, no-pressure quote. Let us help you transform your daily routine with a gorgeous, custom space built just for you.
Count the baths your household actually ran last year. In most homes we visit, the honest number is somewhere between zero and three, and yet every single morning somebody swings a leg over fifteen inches of porcelain rim to stand up and shower inside a fixture built for lying down. The tub charges rent daily and works a few evenings a year.
Nothing dramatic follows from that. Nobody is in danger because a bathtub exists, and if long soaks are part of your week, keep the tub and enjoy it with our blessing. The case for the conversion is plainer: when the tub has become a shower tray with high sides, you are paying, in caution and in cleaning, for a feature you retired years ago.
The swap itself is smaller than most people picture. The supply lines, the drain and the alcove walls are already exactly where a shower wants them, which is why this is a job measured in days. We are not building a new bathroom; we are letting the one you have stop pretending it still gives baths.
The same alcove, photographed the way the week actually unfolds. Weather never delays this one; it all happens indoors.
Floors along the hallway get covered, the water goes off for a few hours, and the bathtub is cut free and carried out, tile flange and all. With the alcove stripped, the plumber moves the drain to where the new pan wants it and sets the new valve at shower height. By supper the room is bare, clean and ready.
The base arrives first: an acrylic pan set dead level on a mortar bed, or a sloped, waterproofed floor when the plan says curbless. Then the walls close in, either grout-free panels bonded in a single afternoon or backer board ready for tile. Everything from here on is watertight before it is pretty.
The glass panel or door is drilled, hung and plumbed straight, the trim goes on, and the silicone lines are drawn last. Silicone wants a day to cure, so the first shower usually happens the following morning, which is exactly how we schedule the walkthrough.
Both are real showers in the same alcove. The difference is the entry, and what has to happen under it.
| What you weigh | Low curb | Curbless |
|---|---|---|
| What stands at the entry | A tidy threshold about 3 to 4 inches tall | Nothing. The bathroom floor rolls straight into the shower |
| Cost, installed | The friendlier bracket, most jobs land here | Roughly a third to a half more, the floor is rebuilt |
| What the crew rebuilds | The alcove only; the bathroom floor stays shut | Part of the bathroom floor, sloped and waterproofed |
| Water containment | The curb and glass do the holding | The slope and a linear drain do the holding |
| Suits best | Straight swaps on a budget and upstairs bathrooms | Wheels, walkers, and anyone planning to stay put for decades |
Undecided is a fine answer on the form. The site visit settles it with a tape measure, not a sales pitch.
Removal
Cut free, hauled out and off to recycling, with floors and doorways shielded on the way. The loudest hour of the conversion, and it wraps before most jobs have begun.
Plumbing
Tub drains sit at one end; showers drain where the pan says. We move what needs moving and swap the old valve for a pressure-balanced one.
The base
A level acrylic pan for most swaps, a mortar-built sloped floor for curbless plans. Either way it is tested with water before anything covers it.
The walls
Grout-free panels go up in an afternoon and wipe clean forever. Tile takes longer, costs more, and looks like whatever you can imagine.
The glass
A fixed panel keeps things open and easy to clean; a hinged door closes the warmth in. Both are tempered, both are set dead straight.
The finish
Shelving, the hand shower, clean caulk lines and a walkthrough. We leave the cure time in writing so the first shower is not a gamble.
| The job | Usual range | Inside the number |
|---|---|---|
| Standard tub-to-shower conversion | $3,100 - $5,600 | Tub out, low curb pan, wall panels, new valve, glass panel. |
| Curbless conversion | $4,900 - $8,800 | The floor is rebuilt flush and sloped to a linear drain. |
| Glass: fixed panel or hinged door | $450 - $1,400 | A single panel sits at the low end, a framed door at the top. |
| Walls: PVC panels or tile | $1,100 - $3,900 | Panels finish in a day; tile adds days and takes any look you want. |
| Tear-out only | $450 - $950 | The tub gone and the alcove left clean for another trade. |
| Small job minimum | around $2,400 | Even the simplest swap books a licensed plumber and a full crew. |
Wall condition, drain position and the glass you choose move every line. The visit pins the figure down, and the figure then holds.
A bathtub drains at one end through its own trap; most showers want the drain nearer the middle, or along one edge when the plan is curbless. Sometimes the existing trap is close enough to reuse and sometimes it has to travel a foot or two, which means opening a strip of floor. We can usually tell which from the basement or the crawl space during the visit, and the paperwork you sign already names which one you are getting.
Houses older than the seventies like to add a surprise: galvanized supply lines rusted nearly shut, a cast iron trap that crumbles at a touch, or framing that got damp decades ago and kept it quiet. None of it is rare and none of it is ruinous, but it is your call, not ours. When something like that turns up, work pauses, you get photographs and a price for the fix, and nothing is billed until you have said yes to it. A conversion should never be the job where the invoice writes itself.
QIs losing the only bathtub a resale mistake?
AAgents around Big Coppitt Key repeat one rule: a family house shows better with a tub somewhere in it. If this is your only tub and small children are in your plans, we put that on the table during the visit and you decide with open eyes. If another bathroom keeps its tub, or the buyers you expect are shower people, the argument evaporates.
QHow long do we go without washing?
AThe toilet and sink stay usable every evening, and the water is only off for stretches on day one. The shower itself is ready once the silicone cures, so figure on missing roughly three days of showers at home. Plenty of clients time the job before a weekend away.
QDoes all the old tile come off the walls?
AOn the alcove walls, yes, because the new waterproofing needs to start from the studs, not from forty-year-old grout. Tile outside the alcove stays put, and we cut a clean line where the two meet.
QCan the new shower use the tub drain?
AThe pipe itself is nearly always reusable; the position is the question. A low curb pan can often sit its drain within reach of the old trap. Curbless floors want a relocated or linear drain, and that difference is priced before demo, never discovered after.
QDo we need a permit for the swap?
AA like-for-like fixture swap usually rides on a simple plumbing permit, and moving the drain can add an inspection. We file whatever your jurisdiction wants and fold the cost into the written price.
QWhat if there is rot behind the tub?
AIt happens, mostly around the old tile flange. You get photographs the hour we find it, a firm price for the repair, and the choice to proceed or pause. The framing fix is usually a morning, not a remodel.
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